Astrophotography Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/category/astrophotography/ Nick's Excellent Camping and Backpacking Adventures Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:00:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://popupbackpacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cropped-avatar-backpacking2-e1475607492124-32x32.jpg Astrophotography Archives - PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/category/astrophotography/ 32 32 38683869 I added an Astrophotography Image Gallery to PopUpBackpacker https://popupbackpacker.com/i-added-an-astrophotography-image-gallery-to-popupbackpacker/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:15:08 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?p=153084 Given that astrophotography is something I do on most of our camping trips and that many astrophotographers go camping, I decided to add an Astrophotography Image Gallery of my deep sky pictures to PopUpBackpacker. One great thing about this gallery is I can upload high resolution images that are normally too large to email, text, … Continue reading I added an Astrophotography Image Gallery to PopUpBackpacker →

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]]> 153084 SH2-274 Medusa Nebula https://popupbackpacker.com/astrophotography-home-page/nebulae/sh2-274-medusa-nebula/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:56:18 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=153050 CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW A HIGH RESOLUTION VERSION SH2-274, commonly known as the Medusa Nebula, is a striking planetary nebula located in the constellation Gemini. This ethereal object is the glowing remnant of a dying star, where the outer layers have been expelled into space and energized by the intense radiation from the hot … Continue reading SH2-274 Medusa Nebula →

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]]> 153050 SH2-292 Seagull’s Head Nebula https://popupbackpacker.com/astrophotography-home-page/nebulae/sh2-292-seagulls-head-nebula/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:40:58 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=153045 CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW A HIGH RESOLUTION VERSION Sh2-292, often referred to as the Seagull’s Head Nebula, is a striking emission nebula located in the constellation Canis Major. It is part of a larger star-forming complex that also includes nearby nebulae such as the Seagull Nebula (IC 2177). Sh2-292 gets its evocative name from … Continue reading SH2-292 Seagull’s Head Nebula →

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]]> 153045 OU4 Squid Nebula https://popupbackpacker.com/astrophotography-home-page/nebulae/ou4-squid-nebula/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:28:23 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=153039 CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW A HIGH RESOLUTION VERSION The OU4 Squid Nebula is one of the most unusual and enigmatic objects in the night sky. Discovered in 2011 by French astrophotographer Nicolas Outters, OU4 is a vast, ghostly cloud of ionized oxygen located in the constellation Cepheus. Its distinctive shape—resembling a giant, bi-lobed squid … Continue reading OU4 Squid Nebula →

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]]> 153039 SH2-129 Flying Bat Nebula & OU4 Squid Nebula https://popupbackpacker.com/astrophotography-home-page/nebulae/sh2-129-flying-bat-nebula-ou4-squid-nebula/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:19:10 +0000 https://popupbackpacker.com/?page_id=153035 CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW A HIGH RESOLUTION VERSION Sh2-129, commonly known as the Flying Bat Nebula, is a vast and faint emission nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, roughly 1,600 light-years from Earth. Spanning several degrees of sky, its sweeping wings and arched structure give it the unmistakable silhouette of a bat in flight … Continue reading SH2-129 Flying Bat Nebula & OU4 Squid Nebula →

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